Washington, D.C. - October 3, 2017 - (The Ponder News) -- Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), co-chairs of the Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform, released the following statement in response to reports that a circulated White House immigration proposal includes policies that will be profoundly damaging to immigrant children and families:
“The Trump Administration’s leaked immigration proposal is a betrayal of our nation’s values and principles. As the co-chairs of the Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform, we are particularly concerned that the proposal includes policies from two House bills that would place immigrant children and families in grave danger.
“These policies raise the credible fear standard, making it harder for people fleeing from violence and persecution to qualify for asylum; they restrict eligibility for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status to protect children who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned; and they strip away due process and procedural protections from unaccompanied children seeking refuge in our country.
“As Americans, we should not turn away families fleeing persecution, we should not ignore the suffering youth who have been subjected to abuse or abandonment, and we should not send away unaccompanied children without giving them a meaningful opportunity to make their case for why they need protection.”
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